Carrier



July 29, 1947'. e. c. RUSH ET AL 2,424,852, I

CARRIER Filed Feb. 12, 1946 r INVENTORS c. p BAILEY RUSH asoRc-s HOWAR ATTORNEY Patented July 29,1947 1 s r 2,424,852

martian)- STATES PATENT OFFICE CARRIER George 0. Rush, Portland, and Howard Bailey, Salamonia, Ind.

Application February 12, 1946, Serial No. 647,090 3 Claims. (Cl. 21465.4)

This invention relates to improvements in carto position wherein the hook device of the hand riers intended for the handling manually of loads lever is engaged with a handle of the loaded can which are susceptible to being engaged at a plane igure 7 is a diagrammatic side view illustraintended to be carried in a suspended status. Our the power arm of the lever will have been lowered in carriers which are intended to facilitate the Figure 8 is a diagrammatic side view illustrapicking up transporting, and delivering of filled tive of the position of the carrier, and of its sevcontainers such as milk cans and the like eral parts, when the power arm of the lever will Advantages desired in a carrier of the above 10 have been u th w d, the wheels of t easily operated to pick up the can and to lift it being swung to and poised in substantially ver- 0 and support it at a suitable elevation and to tical posit on and there supported by the vehicle so retain it in its elevated position, that splash- Each of two similar traction wheels H which ing of its contents may be avoided and the hanpreferably, and in the present instance, are rubof ordinary skill, and that it may be economical the drawings, the said wheels are about twentyliable to get out of order or repair. A member which we designate as a hand lever, To provide a carrier affording the above named consists of a rod or tube of divided formation,

invention. The said general object, and also united with section [8 the f, as by a threaded identified by suitable characters of reference ap- I2 are received, and where same are secured, as

plied to th in by t e usual binding nuts 26.

In the drawings A 00k and yoke device which is designed to Figure 1 is a front view of our improved carrier, perform the functions p e y to b mentioned the hand lever being shown in raised position. mprises an upright bar 29 provided with a Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on downwardly turned lug 30 at its upper portion,

in Figure 1. body portion of said bar The said lug 18 adapted Figure 3 i a top plan view, taken i th di to be disposed in seated position on and joined tio of arr 3 i Fi r 2. to the cross bar 2|, and said cap screw is adapted Figure 4 is a, sectional top plan iew taken on to be screwed into a threaded hole provided therethe broken line 4-4 in Figure 2. for in the cross bar 20. The upper portion of Figure 5 is an enlarged detail view illustrative Said r 2 i exten d f rwardly, and its end is of the hook and yoke device. made into the form of a hook 33. The lower end Figure 6 is a diagrammatic side view illustraportion of the said bar is bent rearwardly and tive of the position of the carrier and its several downwardly and is integrated with a guideway parts, when said carrier will have been advanced block 35 which is provided with a longitudinal bore 36. A stem 38 which is movable slidingly in the bore of said guideway block, embodies an arcuate head piece 39, as indicated in Figure 4.

Uniting the above described hook and yoke device with the said frame, consists in placing the lug 30 in seated engagement with the cross bar 2!, and in applying the cap screw 3| to said lower cross bar 20.

A helical spring M is interposed between the frontal end of said guideway block and the heel of said head piece, and which urges said head piece forwardly. A tail block 42 is held securely at adjusted position on said stem by a set screw 43. The head 44 or said set screw is of size and weight to, by gravity, maintain the against moving rotatively, said yoke member thereby being maintained with its head piece in horizontal position. The tension desired for said spring may be had by adjusting the position of the tail block on said stem 38 (see Figure 5).

In the procedure of using our improved carrier, it is maneuvered from any assumed position, such a that which is shown in Figure 2, to a position adjacent to the typical load, such a a 1, 9 mi k an eedi whi h said as n m d position the lever will ave heen raised and the hook ,3? willhave become engaged with a handle of the can, as indicated in Figured Now, upon-lower'ng the power arm of the lever, the upward urge of the hoqkpauses the can to tilt (see broken lines in Figure 6). At the same time, the wheels move toward the can, whence the yoke head piece 38 becomes engaged with the side of the can, at a plane relatively near its bottom (see Figure '7). At this stage, the wheels and their axles (which said axles constitute iulcrums at the lower ends of theside members 23 and 24 of said lever) are held against further forward movement. As the power arm of the lever is fur her lowered, the canis hoisted to, and is supported in the ;;raised position indie cated'in Figure '7.

In the upward swing of the can, the spri g Al yielding, as it .does, to the rearward pressure exerted by the can, permits the canto assume a vertical position. In this upright position (see Figure 8), it ,is suspended on the hook and is stayed by the yoke. :Its weight is transmitted through bar 2-9, and members 20,125, 23 and 2A of the frame structure of the lever, to the axles of .the wheels H. The said spring M also functions ,to constitute a cushioning against jolting or rocking of the vehicle incident to the traversing of .road obstacles or rough ground.

Acarrier constructedaccordingto our invention is light in weight and at the same time is strong and durable, and is capable of being manufactured economically, and of'being conveniently handled in merohandising. ;1he lever, it does SQW DR sections; and the wheels being detachable from'the side members 23 a d 24 of the irame structure of said lever, the device may be handled in kriooked down form. Assembling consists-simply-indisposing the side members 23 and E l-with their recessed ends in engagement with, andthen securing them to the ends of he wheel axles :12,

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and of securing the section the section 1.8 -thereof.

The can ,being suspended at a substantial height, and .the power arm of ;the lever being operable to. easily raise and lower the can, it is practicable to conveniently transport the under varying conditions and over irregular surfaoes,, and to dispose same on theground, or .on a raised level. Detaching the carrier yoke member from its 15 right bar of length axles, ;a hook and yoke load consists simply in lowering the load to engagement with the ground or platform, and then raising the power arm of the lever. In this transaction the hook will have lowered to position disengaged from the handle of the can. The carrier may be then rolled rearwardly. In the meantime, the yoke, by the urge of spring 41, will have been returned to the initial position indicated in Figure 2.

Whereas the hook member and the yoke memher, are of the form and arrangement especially adapted for handling of a load off the form and character of a filled milk gain} and whereas the angle of inclination o the frame structure of the hand lever is specific in the present description; it will be understood in making the invention available for the handling of loads of other description, modifications of said parts, as well as minor changes in other structural features maybe made, without departing from the spirit and principle of our invention as same is defined in the claims.

.What we claim as our invention is:

1. A carrier comprising traction wheels ops iely a ran ed. alev r lee a .transrerse fram nte rat d w th sa d le e ba at it inboard .e d andat ,an oblique angle thereto, said frame emheavin s d rms e ten ed be ond t e trans verse plane of the inboard end of said lever bar, axles interconnecting the lower ends of said side arms a d the saidwheels, a hook member projecting rpm said frame at a plane .above the plane or said axles, a .guideway block carried by said frame at a plane below ,the plane of said axles, a yoke member movable longitudinally in said guideway block, means to yieldably urge said yoke member to projected position, and a device ,carried by, land which is adjustable on said yoke member gto'limit the extent .of the projeetive moveme t or said .yoke member.

;2. A carrier .of the kinddescri bed, comprising a pair-pf traction ,wheels, an axle journaled in the .hllb of each of said wheels, a lever bar, a transgerse frame structure integrated with said lever bar at its inboard end .portion and at .an angle thereto and Lernbodying la downwardly .disposed fork at each side thereof, the ends of said forksbeing extended-beyondthe horizontal plane of the inboard ,nd of said lever bar and recessed and adapted to receive the .endsof the axles of said wheels, means .to detachably secure said axles to said forks, a :hook member projecting from said frame ata ,plane above the plane of said ,axlesa,guideway'block carried by said frame at a plane below the plane of said axles, said block having a longitudinal bore, a stem slidingly disposed in said here, an arcuatehead (piece Lintegratedxvvith the forward end ,of said stem, a helical compression spring interposed between said head piece and the said guidewayablock, a tail block retained on the rearward portion of said stern anda weighted .set ,screw operable in said tail-block, to 1 h ld ,saidgblock ,at-ithe position h it-is adjustedonsaid stem, and also to ma n a nsaid stem against rotative movement in the guideway of said guideway block.

{3. I n 'a vehicle oi the-kinddescribed, .comprising traction wheels oppositely arranged, axles therefor, a lever bar, ,3 liransuerse frame integrated with said levergbar ;a t-its inboardend portion nd at an angle thereto and embodying downwardly disposed .Sideiarms terminating ;.beyond the horizo tal plane ,of ;the inboard end of sa d lever dea and bei co nected .to said device including an upto extend from the upper to said frame.

GEORGE C. RUSH. HOWARD BAILEY.

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